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6-year-old Spelling Bee participant exits

Posted: 4:21 PM, May 25, 2016

Updated:2016-05-25 17:42:01-04

By:
Justin Boggs

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. - The crowd at the Scripps National Spelling Bee Wednesday afternoon thought 6-year-old Akash Vukoti nailed his spelling of "bacteriolytic," but he received the dreaded ding indicating he misspelled the word.

Akash exited the stage to a standing ovation from those on hand at the Bee as he was greeted by his parents just off stage.

Akash spelled the word "b-a-c-t-e-r-i-a-l-y-t-i-c.." The defenition of bacteriolytic is the "destruction or dissolution of bacterial cells," according to Merriam-Webster.

Early on Wednesday, Akash successfully spelled "inviscate," much to the chagrin of the crowd.

Between Rounds 2 and 3, Akash participated in a lengthy press conference with members of the international media.

Akash was the youngest participant at the Bee this year.

Akash was featured on a number of national television shows, including Steve Harvey's "Little Big Shots," where he correctly spelled "pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis."

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